How to say “hurt” in Chinese
hurt, ache
“Hurt” in Chinese is 疼, téng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
疼 is read téng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 疒 “illness”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “疼”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 疼. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我头疼。wǒtóuténgI have a headache.
- 我牙疼得很wǒyáténgdehěnMy tooth hurts terribly.
- 我头疼，还有点儿发烧。wǒtóuténg,háiyǒudiǎnrfāshāoI have a headache and a slight fever.
- 我的胳膊疼得很wǒdegēboténgdehěnMy arm hurts terribly.
- 我腰疼走不快wǒyāoténg,zǒubukuàiMy lower back hurts — I can't walk fast.
- 我昨天没睡好，脑袋疼了一天。wǒzuótiānméishuìhǎo,nǎodaiténgleyìtiānI slept badly last night, and my head hurt all day.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “What hurts?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hurt” in Chinese?
“Hurt” in Chinese is 疼, pinyin téng.
What does 疼 mean?
疼 (téng) means “hurt, ache”.
How do you write 疼?
疼 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 疼?
疼 is read téng. Tones: téng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hurt” in the lesson “What hurts?”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and health” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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